MUH6515 Musics of the World

World Music Listening  Blog Post #2 Topic:   What ways are classification s ystems u seful?  Use an example of time or instruments in your answer . ------------------------------------ Google translated the headline of this video as follows: “When visiting Gokayama, which is a World Heritage on January 29 , 2011 , it is said to be the oldest folk song in Japan that was taught at the Aikura Gaku village folklore hall."              This is a very old Japanese folksong performed  at the Aikura Gaku village folklore hall  in Gokayama, Japan by a Japanese musician using voice and the binzasara.   I feel classification systems are incredibly useful when approaching a  world music example like the one I have chosen for my blog this week. I was immediately drawn to the unique instrument, the binzasara, being used in this folk song and the joy of expression in the performer's face. I was also drawn ...

          World Music Listening   Blog Post #1 Topic:   How does the study of Ethnomusicology inform world music pedagogy? ------------------------------------           The piece I have chosen to share with you on my World Music Listening Blog is titled “ Leyndarmál,” which means “King and the Cross,”  and is performed by Ásgeir Trausti in Icelandic. The piece is a popular melodic folk music song from Reykjavík, Iceland. The instrumentation in this piece is a contemporary popular music mix of electric and acoustic guitars, drum set percussion and vocals.             I was immediately drawn to this piece when my son shared several years ago. I would have to say the first thing from our readings that came to mind was the idea Reimer (n.d.) presented of a synergistic compliment of contextualation and universalism where, although I do not speak Icelandic and cannot immediately unders...